Morning Notes

Man Saves Life of Granddaughter — A grandfather saved the life of his granddaughter on Sunday, after the little girl started choking on fruit inside her family’s Arlington home. The grandfather, Rick Corbett, used his CPR training from the Boy Scouts in order to help save her life. [WUSA 9]

County Still Trying to Buy Courthouse Building — Arlington County is in negotiations to purchase the 1960s-era office building at 2020 14th Street N. The potential purchase sparked controversy among neighbors, largely due to the plan to place a year-round homeless shelter on the building’s lower floors. [Sun Gazette]

maybe if sibert was so concerned with people living on the street she should open her house up to them

Not Me

Wow and in North Aaaaahhlington!

1RLI

“Since late in 2011, county officials have been attempting to gain control of the office building – first by threatening the use of eminent domain, then by negotiation.” Isn’t that sort of a backwards way of going about it?

I used to rent on that block where I think some 1 br now go for over 2k month. So middle class folks are priced out but this is a necessary location for a shelter? I’m all for investment in the homeless. A vital public good. But homeless shelters in the most expensive corners of metro DC actually represents the county thumbing their noses at middle class denizens who often need to live miles from their workplaces and spend hours daily.